simply

adv.

1. 简单地; 简易地; 朴素地
   • To put it simply, the new proposals mean that the average worker will be about 10% better paid.
     简单地说, 新建议意味着一个普通工人的工资将增加10%。
   • They dressed neatly and simply.
     他们衣着整洁朴素。
2. 仅仅; 只不过
   • I have never met our new neighbours; I simply know them by sight.
     我从未接触过我们的新邻居, 只见过面。
   • What we need is simply money, money and money.
     我们所需的仅仅是钱而已。
   • The drink consists simply of fresh oranges.
     这饮料仅含新鲜橘汁。
   • I don't like driving; I do it simply because I have to get to work each day.
     我不喜欢开车, 只是因为我每天必须开车上班。
3. 〈非正〉实在, 简直, 非常
   • My brother's English pronunciation is simply terrible.
     我兄弟的英语发音实在糟透了。
   • It is simply ridiculous to attempt such a thing.
     试图干这种事, 简直可笑。
   • The meat was so tough that I simply couldn't get it down.
     这肉太老了, 我简直咽不下去。